2025 USA Gravel National Championships (La Crosse, MN)

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Aka. ‘The Midwest’ for those who care about such distinctions.

https://usacycling.org/article/la-crescent-minnesota-to-host-the-2025-and-2026-gravel-national-championships#:~:text=La%20Crescent%2C%20Minnesota%20to%20Host%20the%202025%20and%202026%20Gravel%20National%20Championships,-By%3A%20National%20Events&text=The%20third%20annual%20USA%20Cycling,September%202025%20in%20La%20Crescent.

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So i know the courses are posted yet, but can anyone give an idea of what this area is like? 30 sec rollers? Bigger hills? More flat?

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Check out Ben Delaney’s Strava feed. He was down there recently filming a course preview. Fast, punchy rollers would be my summary based on the general area.

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Thanks–>good info. Looks like 1 mile hills that all seem to plateau? interesting

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They are about 5-7 minute climbs

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I’ve got my own opinions about this region. You’ll have yours. But this will be a great time of year to be in The Driftless.

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Course maps here.

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Can someone in-the-know please post the mile markers of the closed (during pre-riding) sections? TIA

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@chasethebiker - do you know which sections are closed off for pre-riding?

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Looks pretty fun. I almost want to make the drive

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Being an amateur and having never done an “official” USA cycling event - do I need to do anything before registering for the amateur race? I am a bit confused if I need a membership or if that is only for elite/open category? I think the answer is I don’t need anything but just wanted to confirm! https://d31phgno5jnghy.cloudfront.net/gravelnats/documents/2025-Gravel-Eligibility.pdf

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Pretty sure you need a USAC license. Either an annual license or one-day. Which you would purchase in addition to registering via BikeReg. I could be wrong on the process for One Day purchases.

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I saw somewhere on the website they have a discounted license for people who dont have one. Not sure if its just a one day, or a discounted annual one.